Ice pick and the like



Feb. 2 1926.

c. SCHAUM IGE-PICK AND THE LIKE 'Filed Dec. 27, 1924 INVENTOR 2 BY I ATl ORNE o Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL SCI'IAUIL'OF PHILADELPHIA, 3?ENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO FLETCHER WORKS INCORPORATED, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF ?ENN- SYLVANIA.

ICE PICK AND THE LIKE.

Application filed December 27, 1924.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL SoHAUM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improve ment in Ice Picks and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ice picks and the like, particularly to handles therefor, and has for an object the provision of an ice pick provided with a handle of such a character that it is impossible for the pick to rest in any position except upon its side with the point down, thereby eliminating the risk of injury due to the point of the pick extending upwardly.

Briefly, my invention consists in providing a handle which comprises a head and a shank, the outer surface of the head, that is to say, the surface which would rest upon a supporting surface were an attempt made to stand the ice pick with its point uppermost, being inclined or curved from one side to the other in the same direction, whilethe shank is so arranged as to be eccentric to this inclined surface and set at an angle thereto. Theshank being inclined relative" ly to the head of the handle and the longitudinal axis of the shank lying to one side of the center of the top or outer surface of the head it will be seen that the ice pick is effectually prevented from resting with its point uppermost.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein I have illustrated an embodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 shows my improved article in perspective Fig. 2 is an elevational View of the article of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates an ice pick stem or blade, this stem being inserted in a handle designated 2, where it is secured in any suitable manner. The handle 2 I prefer to make of metal and of one piece, and this handle comprises a shank 3 and top a. The shank and top are preferably integral with each other. The top a, which may be a section of a hollow cone or a section of a hollow sphere, is somewhat elongated and carved on its outer face 5 both longitudinally and transversely.

Serial No. 758,333.

The shank 3 is more or less cone-shaped, the base of the cone being attached to or integral with the top 4:. This shank, as will be seen from Fig. 3, for instance, is eccentric to the top 4tand is inclined relatively thereto, so that the line of gravity thereof will fall outside the center of the top. As a matter of fact, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the line of gravity will fall outside the top entirely. This construction, it will be seen, will effectually prevent standing of the ice pick upon the outer surface 5, the weight of the shank causing the pick to always lie upon its side with the point of the stem 1 downward.

While I have described a preferred form of my invention, it is to be understood that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, I believe that a handle could be made which would not permit of the ice pick standing with its point uppermost if the outer surface 5 of the top were fiat instead of curved. In this event, it might be necessary to incline the shank 3 to a greater degree than illustrated in the drawings. In other words, it might be necessary to have the line. of gravity fall further outside the base or top than 1 have illustrated.

IVhat I claim. is:

1. As an article of manufacture, an ice pick or the like comprising a stem and a handle, the handle comprising a head and a, shank, the top surface of the head being in cliued from one side to the other, said shank and stem being inclined relatively to the outer surface of the head.

2. An ice pick handle comprising a head and a shank, said head and shank being integral, the top surface of the head being inclined from one side to the other and said shank being eccentric to said head.

3. An ice pick handle comprising a head and a shank, said shank being inclined relatively to said head and so positioned relatively thereto that the longitudinal axis thereof lies to one side of the center of the curve constituting the outer face of the head.

4-. An ice pick handle comprising a head and a shank, the said shank being tapered and integral with said head, the outer surface or face of the head being curved and said shank being so positioned relatively to the head that the longitudinal. axis thereof falls to one side of the center of the curve constituting the outer face of the head.

5. As an article of manufacture, an ice pick or the like comprising a stem and a handle, the handle comprising a head and a shank, said shank and stem being inclined relatively to the outer surface of the head, the top surface of said head being elongated and inclined from one side to the other in the same direction, said head having'edges at an angle to each other.

6. As an article of manufacture, an ice pick handle, said handle comprising a head and an integral shank inclined relatively to the outer surface of the head, said head be' ing elongated and provided with edges at an angle to each other, the top or outer surface of the head being curved from one edge to the opposite edge both transversely and longitudinally of the head.

This specification signed this 23rd day of Dec. 1924.

CARL SGHAUM. 

